Post on 27-Dec-2015
Unit 9
Stressed words &unstressed words in a sentence
Review
Stressed syllables: long; pitch change; full vowel sounds
Unstressed syllables : short ; have a reduced vowel sound
Stressed syllables vs. unstressed syllables
Stressed syllables: long, have a pitch change and have full vowel sounds
Unstressed syllables: short and often have a reduced vowel sound.
eg. banana
A reduced vowel: a short, unclear vowel sound, very often the sound / ə /
Any English vowel letter can be pr
onounced with the schwa /ə/
/ ə /
allow
firemen
possible
command
support
What to stress in a sentence?
Stressed words give information to the listener.
Unstressed words join the information words together.
Conversation Who What Where When
A Bob Buy books Bookstore In an hour
B
C
D
E
Listen to the following conversations and write the information in the appropriate box.
Information words vs. function words
What kind of words can carry information?
What kind of words can only connect words?
Information words
Information about
who
what
when
where
why
how
Information words
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
adverbs
Content Words
Main Verbs go, talk, writing
Nouns student, desk
Adjectives big, clever
Adverbs quickly, loudly
Negative Aux. Verbs can’t, don’t, aren’t
Demonstratives this, that, those
Question Words who, which, where
Function words
Function words
articles
prepositions
auxiliary verbs
conjunctions
possessives
pronounsFunction words:
Connecting the information words to form grammatical sentences
Function Words
Pronouns I, you, he ,they
Prepositions on, under, with
Articles the, a, some
Conjunctions but, and, so
Auxiliary Verbs can, should, must
Verb “to be” is, was, am
Content Words Function Words
Main Verbs go, talk, writing
Pronouns I, you, he ,they
Nouns student, desk Prepositions on, under, with
Adjectives big, clever Articles the, a, some
Adverbs quickly, loudly
Conjunctions but, and, so
Negative Aux. Verbs
can’t, don’t, aren’t
Auxiliary Verbs
can, should, must
Demonstratives
this, that, those
Verb “to be” is, was, am
Question Words
who, which, where
Practice : find the stressed words
Honesty is the best policy. He would die rather than yield. It’s better to be too early than to be too late. A rose is a beautiful flower. The strong should help the weak. They went arm in arm.
Imitation
Gloria offered john six kinds of food. Complete the following table.
shrimp salad
roast chicken
sugar cookies
Shrimp salad be allergic to seafood refrigerator ham
Food offered
Shrimp salad
Accepted
NotAccepted
AnyReasons
Allergic to
seafood
Listening for information (2)
Gloria offered John six kinds of food. Complete the following table. An example is done for you.